"Clear, correct, and deep, this is a welcome addition to discussions of law and computing for anyone -- even lawyers!"-- Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and founder of the Stanford Center for Internet and SocietyIf you work in information technology, intellectual property is central to your job -- but dealing with the complexities of the legal system can be mind-boggling. This book is for anyone who wants to understand how the legal system deals with intell...

Forty years have passed since the first UN-organized World Conference on Women in Mexico City in 1975. In that time, women’s rights, and later gender equality, have become firmly established as an important area of global politics and human rights. What shape have these processes taken in different parts of the world? How do global and internationally designed institutions adapt to local cultural, religious, political, and economic contexts? What are the problems and contradictions embedde...

De knipperende cursor. De eindeloze to-do lijst. Het knagende gevoel dat je wéér niet bent begonnen aan wat echt telt. Herken je de belofte van ‘morgen’ die vandaag nooit wordt waargemaakt? Je bent niet alleen. En belangrijker: je bent niet lui. Je zit vast.Uitstelgedrag is geen karakterfout; het is een overlevingsmechanisme van je brein, ontworpen om ongemak, faalangst en overweldiging te vermijden. Het is de vicieuze cirkel van goede voornemens, schuldgevoel en f...